Jessica O'Connell

Jessica O'Connell

O'Connell at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989
Education West Virginia University[1]
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 m
College team West Virginia Mountaineers[3]
Coached by Mike Van Tighem[1]

Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events.[4] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.[5]

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.[6]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 1500 m 4:27.84
3rd 3000 m 9:56.33
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th (h) 1500 m 4:24.73
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, United States 2nd 1500 m 4:25:78
1st 5000 m 17:15:73
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th 5000 m 15:45.33
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th 3000 m 9:11.041
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada 7th 5000 m 16:08.41
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 3000 m 9:05.71
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h) 5000 m 15:51.18

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jessica O'Connell.
  1. 1 2 Jessica O'Connell. nbcolympics.com
  2. Jessica O'Connell Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  3. Jessica O'Connell. College team bio
  4. Jessica O'Connell profile at IAAF
  5. Jessica O'Connell. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-22.
  6. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.


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